Cushioned shoe



2 Sheets-Sheet l 3mm/Vio@ ffnung KN nw TW Dec. 16, 1930. F. M. GiLKERsoNCUSHIONED SHOE Filed Feb. 13, 1930 Dec. 16, 1930. F. M, GILKERSON1,785,410

' cUsHoNhzD SHOE Filed Feb. 15, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aatented Dec. 16,'1930 OFFICE FRANCIS M. GILKERSON, F IBELOIT, WISCONSIN CUSHIONED SHOEApplication led February 13, 1930. Serial No. 428,109.

This invention relates to shoes and more particularly to Goodyear Weltshoes having nailed seats. rIhe general object of this'invention 1s toprovide a cushion heel construction for Goodyear welt shoes havingnailed heel seats which may be expeditiously incorporated in shoes ofthis type Without any change in the fac tory equipment and which does'not materially increase the cost of the shoe, but produces a far morecomfortable and healthful shoe than shoes of this type using stiff shankand heel portions. More particularly, cushioning material is securedbetween the inner sole and the outer sole in a manner permitting the useof nails or other suitable fastening means for securing the heel to theshoe and also preferably without changing the outer appearance of theshoe.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cushioned shoeconstruction of the vcharacter above described in which the cushioningmaterial is also extended into the shank and ball portions of the shoe.l

rlhe invention further consists in the several features hereinaftery setforth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings Fig. 1 ,is a bottom, plan 3o view of a shoe embodyingthe invention, parts of the outsole and heel being broken away.; Fig. 2is a detail sectional View taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is av detail sectional view taken 011 the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

v Fig. V4 is a detail side elevational view of a portion of the shoe,parts being broken away and shown in a section taken along the lline 4-4of'Fig. 1; ,v

Fig. 5 is a detailperspective v1ew of the cushion heel and iexible shankmember;

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the cushion heel member.

As previously noted, this invention relates to Goodyear welt shoes inwhich the heel seat is nailed and 'in which nails are used in attachingthe heel to the heel seat andas such the shoe includes the upper 8,which may have a lining 9 and counter 10 associated therewith, theseparts being secured 1n the outer part of the shoe.

usual manner to the insole 11 at the heel seat by nails 11 and the upperand lining secured to the flange portion 12 of said insole and to theWelt 18 by the inseam stitching 14, the welt 13 terminating at thejunction of the 55 shank and heel.

Usually in shoes of this type the space formed between the inseam ridge15 and the bottom of the insole is filled with the usualv bottom filler,as is also the space under the 6o insole at the heel seat and the outersole 16 is secured to the shoe by stitching itto the welt at. the toeand shank portions of the shoe, as indicated at 17, and by nailingit.,to the heel seat by separate lnails or the nails passing through theheel. V

According to the present invention the upper, counter and lining areattached tothe inner sole and welt in the usual manner. After thisoperation the cushion heel member 18, shown in Fig. 6, or the combinedheel and shank member 18', shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, is used.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, a piece of soft cushioningmaterial 18', preferably molded sponge rubber, is formed to provide aheel portion 19 and a flexible shank portion 20, and from Figs; 2 and 5it will be'noted that said heel portion includes a part 21 which extendsup into the space 22 formed between thev insole and the inturned fiangeof the upper andthe flange of the counter at the heel seat and takes theplace of the usual bottom filler and includes the part 23 which formsthe heel cushion proper and that this part projects beyond the fillerpart, fo-rming a tapered flange 24 which extends underneath the inwardlyprojecting portions of the upper 4 and counter at the heel seat, asindicated by the numeral 2 5, but does not project to the It will alsobe noted that the inner sole is preferably hollowed out or recessed, asat 26, which, together with the hollowing out of thel outsole at 27,provides a cavity for receiving a thick or deep f body of cushioningmaterial which is springy e and resilient and whose resiliency mayfurther increased by the recesses 28 formed ytherein extending upwardlyfrom the bottom thereof. The description thus far given also 10o appliesto the heel member 18 and in each instance these parts are secured tothe shoe by the usual cement and, further, I prefer to provide themarginal 'frame member 29 of leather or other suitable stift' materialat the heel'seat which surrounds the body ofthe cushion heel with aninwardly extending, tapered portion 30 which abuts against or overlapsthe tapered portion or iange 24 of the cushion heel members and projectsinwardly over a portion of the body thereof and is secured to the Aheelseat portion of the shoe by a series of nails 31 driven through it andinto the heel seat and clenched in any suitable manner as, for example,adjacent the upper part of the inner sole.

Thereafter, in the case of the heel member 18, the space betweentheinseam ridge 15 and the inner sole forward of the heel is filled withbottom filler and the outer sole attached thereto in the usual manner bythe stitching 16 and is attached to the heel seat and to the heel 32,here shown as the usual rubber heel, by nails 33 driven through theheel, outer sole, frame 29, upper and counter, and into the inner sole,no nail, however, being used in the mid nail pocket sho-wn in Fig. 4.

In the case of the combined heel and shank member 18 the heel portion ofthis member is attached to the heel seat, as previously described, andthe shank portion 20 is set into the space 35 formed between the inseamridge 15 and the inner sole and is cemented thereto and the remainder ofthis space at the toe portion of the shoe is filled with bottom filler36. Thereafter the outer sole 16 is secured to the welt by the stitching17, in the usual manner,`

and is attached to the heel seat and to the heel by the nails 33, aspreviously described.

The shank portion 2O of the member 18 may also be provided with aplurality of per-A forations or voids 37 to make it more flexible.

inner and outer soles, a marginal frame membei` of stiffer materialsurrounding the outer edge portion of said soft rubber member and nailedto the heel seat, a heel, and nails passing through the outer sole,frame member and into the inner sole, said soft rubber member having aportion projecting over the inturned edgel of the upper and counterflange at the heel seat.

2. In a Goodyear welt shoe having a nalled seat, a cushion heelconstructlon comprising a soft rubber member interposed between theinner and outer soles and having a portion projecting beneath theinturned edge of the upper and the counter flange at the heel seat,

surrounding said ysoft rubber member and having an inwardly tapered edgeunderlying said tapered portion and nailed to said heel seat, a heel,and nails securing said heel to the heel seat.

4. In a Goodyear shoe having a nailed seat, a cushion heel constructioncomprising a soft rubber cushion member interposed between the inner andouter soles and extending into the space between the inner sole and theinturned portions of the upper and counter, said inner and outer soleshavingrecessed portions to provide-a relatively thick body of saidrubber member therebetween, a marginal frame member of stiffer materialsurrounding said cushion member and secured to the inner sole andengaging the outer edge of said cushionmember, a heel, and nailssecuring said heel to the heel seat.

5. In a Goodyear welt shoe having a nailed seat, a cushioning memberextending over the main portion of the heel seat and v shank of theshoe, said member being interposed between the inner and outer soles andfilling the space between the inseam ridge and the insole over the shankand space between the insole and the inturned portions of the upper andcounter at the heel seat and'extending beand nails securing said heel tothe heel seat.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature;

FRANCIS M. GIALKERsoN.

